Politics of James Connolly (Pluto Irish Library)
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0745304737
ISBN 13
9780745304731
Category
Irish History
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
192
Description
James Connolly, the founder of the Marxist movement in Ireland, is firmly in the pantheon of nationalist heroes, yet his work and ideas are rarely discussed and still less understood. Too often they have been used and distorted to justify particular political positions. Beyond Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, conservative Irish nationalists and the Church have also claimed Connolly as their own, going to great lengths to downplay his commitment to international socialism. And for the Irish left the dilemma remains of how to interpret Connolly's nationalism. The Politics of James Connolly makes no such attempt to claim Connolly for a particular tradition. Approaching Connolly's ideas from a revolutionary socialist perspective, Kieran Allen assesses both the strengths and weaknesses of his revolutionary strategy, arguing that, ultimately, Connolly's enduring relevance derives from his anti-imperialism. Any socialist movement today ignores this at its peril. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
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